Hmm, I imagine a system like this would work best as a large-scale membership style coworking system; that is to say many small locations with universal membership.
However, the development of a single coworking space in a mall would draw many issues...I imagine the largest two are the size of your space coupled with community, and potentially cost effectiveness. The reason internet Cafe's can work is because of how many people you're able to draw through on an hourly basis...at the same time, a coworking space isn't something you see and just drop into for an hour or so, you plan on going there. So with this in mind Could your maximum membership potential balance out the higher cost of mall floor rental space? Obviously it could work, but its something to consider. You also run into the issue of hours of operation; from people I've spoken to a large part of the draw is being able to work odd hours, and you'd be rather trickily bound by the malls opening and closing times. But on a bright note it can work. The largest coworking space in Kazakhstan is located in Astana, in a mall, and the place is huge. - http://www.palata.kz/en/news/9423 - So hey, you know give it a shot, and let us know the upsides / downsides so in the future people can better judge the pros and cons of this enterprise -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
